Managing stakehold-ers as clients is a newapproach, movingaway from traditionalstakeholder manage-ment where the focus ismanaging expectations,to a proactive engage-ment and involvement of stakeholders. In thisnewly revised edition, the author goes beyondtheory to o;er real tools and valuable resourcesfocused on presenting what works when itcomes to stakeholder management. Using thefour “ships” (sponsorship, partnership, leader-ship and citizenship), he charts a successfulpath for identifying and communicating withstakeholders that will positively impact the waystakeholders are viewed and how they in;u-ence projects. Mr. Trentim’s light, conversa-tional style will provide insights for any reader.

Project manag-ers who arepro;cient atmanaging andleading theirown projectsare increasinglycalled upon towork collaboratively with other proj-ect managers to lead components ofa program. In addition to knowinghow to manage processes and howto lead the team, project managersmust now also know how to col-laborate and share knowledge withother project managers. In this sec-ond edition, a new chapter on pro-gram management o;ers importantinsights and guidance for managinga group of related small projects ina coordinated way to obtain bene;tsand control not available from man-aging them individually.

;is book examinesthe project manage-ment componentof agility, concen-trating on industrystandards, certi;-cations and beingagile. It comparesagile approaches to traditional projectmanagement methods to provide read-ers with a clear understanding of thedi;erences between the two. ;e textprovides readers with the understand-ing required to decide which projectswill bene;t from agile. It also includesinformation that can help readers assesstheir organizations’ readiness for agileapproaches. Overall, it will help projectmanagers make a smooth transitionto agile project management and willprovide newcomers the basic knowledgeneeded to pass the Project ManagementInstitute Agile Certi;ed Practitioner(PMI-ACP)® exam.

;is practical and engaging guide will help your organization embrace a more agile mindset. It
will give you the knowledge and tools you need to create and sustain strong agile teams. It is
written for the developers, project managers, product owners and ScrumMasters who do most of
the legwork in getting agile up and running. ;e book includes an introduction to the agile slide
deck, spreadsheets for your ;rst product backlog, a sample chart for reporting, an example agile
project charter and many other ;les you’ll need for meetings. ;ese will be the tools you use to
convince your co-workers of the bene;ts of making a large-scale agile transformation.